This is a ranking page for the hero Dew - Benevolent Thief from the game Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH). Read on to learn the best IVs (Individual Values), best builds (Inherit Skill), weapon refinement, stats at Lv 40, and more for Dew.

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Dew [8.5/10]	Midir [9.5/10]	Brigid [9.5/10]	Edain [9.0/10]

Dew Rating and Basic Information

Dew - Benevolent Thief: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Red Dagger / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star 4 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・A 4★ demote unit with excellent Spd. ・Helping Dagger+ grants Atk/Spd bonuses and Special cooldown charges per attack during combat.

Dew Skills at 5★

Helping Dagger+ Might: 12　 Range: 2 At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit, grants Atk/Spd+X × 5 to unit (X = the number of allies with Atk ≥ 55 within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit + the number of allies with Spd ≥ 40 in the same area; max 3), and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack). Effect:【Dagger 7】

Sol Cooldown Count = 3 Restores HP = 50% of damage dealt.

Spd/Def Finish 3 If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Spd/Def+6 to unit during combat, and also, if unit's Special is ready or unit's Special triggered before or during this combat, deals +5 damage during combat. (Except when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials.)

Atk/Spd Gap 3 At start of turn, grants Atk/Spd+5 to ally with the highest Atk+Spd total for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.)

Dew Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★★☆☆
Atk (12)		★★★★☆
Spd (9)		★★★★★
Def (7)		★★★☆☆
Res (7)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = Stat gains +4 with a superboon, ✕= Stat goes down by -4 with a superbane, - = No assets or flaws

When using an Ascendant Floret, we recommend getting the next superboon if it fits the hero. If not, consider what stat your hero needs most.

+Spd / -Res

The best IVs for Dew are +Spd and -Res. As a demote unit without an exclusive skill, Dew needs the Spd boost to ensure he remains competitive against all the fast metagame units with high base Spd.

Dew's Res is a clear dump stat at only base 24 and can be safely taken as a bane.

+Spd for a +10 merge

We recommend +Spd when merging Dew up to +10 to ensure he can outspeed a majority of his foes. It is necessary due to his lack of exclusive skills.

Dew Best Builds

Offensive Dew

HOT
： Arcane Sly Knife ： Reposition Gait ： Lethality ： -	： Sly Swift Sparrow ： Assassin's Strike ： Time's Pulse 4 ： Blade Session 3 ： Time Pulse Echo
Updated on 01/07/2025

How to Use, Explanation

This build stacks cooldown reduction effects to land Lethality on Dew's second attack, bypassing all the damage reduction on foe's first attack effects.

General Use / Budget Dew

： Helping Dagger+ ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -	： Spd/Def Finish 3 ： Def/Res Link 3 ： Atk/Spd Gap 3 ： Atk/Spd Ideal 3 ： -
Updated on 01/07/2025

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build using readily available skills and Dew's base kit. Def/Res Link 3 combined with Atk/Spd Gap 3 can grant bonuses to all stats to an ally.

Source Heroes for All Skills

Dew Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
192
HP	41	Rank: 352/1195
Atk	42	Rank: 302/1195
Spd	48	Rank: 1/1195
Def	37	Rank: 167/1195
Res	24	Rank: 779/1195

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

Stats at Lv 40

Initial Stats (with Skills)

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Metodey	41	43	47	35	26	192
Dew	41	42	48	37	24	192
Ninja Noire	38	44	47	36	26	191
Summer Clanne	38	40	46	19	45	188
Patty	40	41	45	37	24	187
Perne	44	43	45	34	21	187
Colm	43	36	41	24	32	176
Gangrel	45	32	38	24	27	166
New Year Eir	39	31	36	24	34	164
Kronya	44	31	39	22	26	162
Chad	45	30	37	26	23	161
Legault	39	31	38	24	19	151
Jakob	39	29	31	25	24	148
Gaius	42	29	36	22	19	148
Kagero	31	35	32	22	28	148

Note: Stats bonuses from skills are not taken into account.

Dew Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Dew Roles

Dew - Benevolent Thief Roles
Close-Physical	Ranged-Physical	Close-Magic	Ranged-Magic
Physical Wall	Magic Wall	Effective Weapon	Movement Assist
Exclusive Skill	All-Range Counter	Recovery	Refresher
Legendary	Mythic	Duo / Harmonized	Resplendent

Dew is a ranged physical attacker (range = 2). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Def stat.

Dew Strengths

High base Spd for a demote unit

Dew has base 48 Spd and a superboon that raises it to base 52, making him one of the fastest units in the entire game.

Due to his lack of an exclusive weapon (and all the fancy effects that come with one), Dew needs to maximize his high Spd stat to keep up with modern metagame units.

Helping Dagger+ grants Atk/Spd bonuses and Special charges per attack

Dew's inheritable Helping Dagger+ grants Atk/Spd+5 to Dew during combat and an additional Atk/Spd bonus (up to Atk/Spd+15) based on number of allies with Atk ≥ 55 and the number of allies with Spd ≥ 40 within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on him, adding up to a maximum of Atk/Spd+20.

Helping Dagger+ also grants Dew Special cooldown charge +1 per attack during combat, allowing him to trigger his Specials faster.

Proper teambuilding and positioning is necessary to maximize the effects of Helping Dagger+, but the effects are noteworthy.

Dew Weaknesses

Lack of Unique Skills

Dew suffers from not having any unique skills to call his own, making him unable to stand out amongst other units.

Infantry Dagger units are quite abundant in the game, and lacking an exclusive weapon makes Dew replaceable by better units.

Low Res

Dew's base 24 Res leaves him vulnerable to magic damage.

Keep him away from foes that deal magic damage to ensure his survival.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Dew - Benevolent Thief!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Dew - Benevolent Thief from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Dew - Benevolent Thief is very useful as a modern dagger infantry, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Dew - Benevolent Thief helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

Unlock Potential Tier List

Dew - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Dagger	3	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -3 on foe through its next action.	3★
Steel Dagger	5	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -3 on foe through its next action.	3★
Helping Dagger	8	2	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit, grants Atk/Spd+X × 5 to unit (X = the number of allies with Atk ≥ 55 within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit + the number of allies with Spd ≥ 40 in the same area; max 3), and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack). Effect:【Dagger 7】	3★
Helping Dagger+	12	2	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit, grants Atk/Spd+X × 5 to unit (X = the number of allies with Atk ≥ 55 within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit + the number of allies with Spd ≥ 40 in the same area; max 3), and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack). Effect:【Dagger 7】	5★

Assists

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Daylight	(Cooldown Count = 3) Restores HP = 30% of damage dealt.	3★
Sol	(Cooldown Count = 3) Restores HP = 50% of damage dealt.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Spd/Def Finish 1	If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Spd/Def+2 to unit during combat, and also, if unit's Special is ready or unit's Special triggered before or during this combat, deals +1 damage during combat. (Except when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials.)	3★
Spd/Def Finish 2	If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Spd/Def+4 to unit during combat, and also, if unit's Special is ready or unit's Special triggered before or during this combat, deals +3 damage during combat. (Except when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials.)	3★
Spd/Def Finish 3	If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Spd/Def+6 to unit during combat, and also, if unit's Special is ready or unit's Special triggered before or during this combat, deals +5 damage during combat. (Except when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials.)	4★
Atk/Spd Gap 1	At start of turn, grants Atk/Spd+1 to ally with the highest Atk+Spd total for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.)	3★
Atk/Spd Gap 2	At start of turn, grants Atk/Spd+3 to ally with the highest Atk+Spd total for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.)	4★
Atk/Spd Gap 3	At start of turn, grants Atk/Spd+5 to ally with the highest Atk+Spd total for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.)	5★

Dew as a Source Hero

Dew has Helping Dagger+, Spd/Def Finish 3, and Atk/Spd Gap 3 as inheritable options.

We recommend merging your Dew copies instead.

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Dew is a Hero who can be pulled from any summon.

Event Name	Focus
New Heroes & Attuned Brigid New Heroes Summon	Edain Midir Dew Brigid Starts：01/06/2025 Ends：01/27/2025

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